| Laos at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LAO |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lao |
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Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has competed in eleven Summer Olympic Games. They have not yet appeared at the Winter Olympic Games and also have not yet won an Olympic medal. They did get a bronze in the Paralympics
The National Olympic Committee of Laos was formed in 1975 and officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1979.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896–1948 | as part of  France (FRA) | |||||
| 1952–1976 | did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not participate | |||||
| 1988 Seoul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
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